Colored map of the Ramble (37-acre wilderness in the heart of the park) on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-292) and index.
Contents:
Prologue: Falling in love -- Act I, The odd couple -- Act II, Moving to fifth -- Intermission -- Act II, Hawk mania -- Act IV, The queen is dead, long live the queen -- Curtain call -- Central Park: a wildlife almanac. Birds through the year in Central Park / by Tom Fiore. Butterflies of Central Park / by Nicholas Wagerik. Migrating hawks over Central Park / by Sharon Freedman. A taste or two along the way / by Norma Collin and Charles Kennedy.
Summary:
Follows the Regulars, a small band of nature lovers in New York's Central Park, who watch as a pair of red-tailed hawks mate and build a nest on the ledge of a Fifth Avenue apartment building.
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